scholarly journals Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse: razmišljanja o prapovijesnoj plovidbi Mediteranom i Jadranom

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Burić ◽  
Tihomila Težak Gregl
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Aeolian Islands ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Specific Part

In the past fifteen years we have substantially improved our knowledge of the seafaring expeditions in the Mediterranean, based either on the indirect evidence of the navigation or on what we know about the earliest such ventures. This paper presents an overview of what is known about the earliest navigation in the Mediterranean and considers the origin of the first such ventures in the Adriatic as a specific part of the Mediterranean. It focuses on the problem of the navigation between the Italic and Croatian coasts, tackling the possibility of such maritime expeditions based on the distribution of the obsidian from the Aeolian Islands. It also ponders on the practical aspects of the use of sailing vessels in the Late Neolithic. 

scholarly journals Extensive introgression and mosaic genomes of Mediterranean endemic lizards

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weizhao Yang ◽  
Nathalie Feiner ◽  
Catarina Pinho ◽  
Geoffrey M. While ◽  
Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Mediterranean Islands ◽  
The Past ◽  
Island Endemics ◽  
Extant Species ◽  
Mediterranean Island ◽  
History Of ◽  
Entire History ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

AbstractThe Mediterranean basin is a hotspot of biodiversity, fuelled by climatic oscillation and geological change over the past 20 million years. Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis are among the most abundant, diverse, and conspicuous Mediterranean fauna. Here, we unravel the remarkably entangled evolutionary history of wall lizards by sequencing genomes of 34 major lineages covering 26 species. We demonstrate an early (>11 MYA) separation into two clades centred on the Iberian and Balkan Peninsulas, and two clades of Mediterranean island endemics. Diversification within these clades was pronounced between 6.5–4.0 MYA, a period spanning the Messinian Salinity Crisis, during which the Mediterranean Sea nearly dried up before rapidly refilling. However, genetic exchange between lineages has been a pervasive feature throughout the entire history of wall lizards. This has resulted in a highly reticulated pattern of evolution across the group, characterised by mosaic genomes with major contributions from two or more parental taxa. These hybrid lineages gave rise to several of the extant species that are endemic to Mediterranean islands. The mosaic genomes of island endemics may have promoted their extraordinary adaptability and striking diversity in body size, shape and colouration, which have puzzled biologists for centuries.

scholarly journals Mediterranean Diet: The Need for Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5687
Author(s):  
F. Xavier Medina
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sustainable Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Past Half

The notion of the Mediterranean diet has progressively evolved over the past half a century, from a healthy (coronary) dietary pattern to a model of sustainable diet [...]

scholarly journals The two-sided spectacle at the border: Frontex, NGOs and the theatres of sovereignty

2021 ◽  
pp. 136248062110078
Author(s):  
Katja Franko
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Moral Authority ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
The Past ◽  
Southern Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A Site ◽  
Previous Scholarship

The Southern Mediterranean border has in the past decade become one of the most deeply contested political spaces in Europe and has been described as a site of the border spectacle. Drawing on textual and visual analysis of Twitter messages by two of the most prominent actors in the field, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, and the humanitarian and medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières, the article examines the split nature of the Mediterranean border which is, among others, visible in radically different narratives about migrants’ journeys, border deaths and living conditions. The findings challenge previous scholarship about convergence of humanitarianism and policing. The two actors are waging a fierce media battle for moral authority, where they use widely diverging strategies of claiming authority, each of which carries a particular set of ethical dilemmas.

An Enchanted Garden

2018 ◽  
pp. 157-191
Author(s):  
Robert Holland
Keyword(s):  
World System ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Origin Of Species ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Victorian Age

This chapter details British engagement with the Mediterranean from 1860 to 1890, highlighting British dilemmas in the field of culture during the High Victorian age. The Britons of the period remade their world in material terms, but also, eventually, in political ones. Many also confronted the frightening disintegration of their religious faith in the wake of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Thus, it is hardly surprising that in other matters, and above all in the cultural sphere, they sought ways of sticking to what was familiar about the past, or revising it in ways that did not entail the radical experiments or the disruption that they so deplored across the Channel. The Mediterranean, so embedded in the existing imaginative landscape, continued to be central to themes pervading British aesthetic and stylistic preferences, though increasingly absorbed among a widening array of other influences as a globalized world system took shape in however messy and eclectic a way.

scholarly journals Conservation of the group Piperia (Orchidaceae) and associated plant communities

Lankesteriana ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lauri
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Mediterranean

The conservation and protection of California native orchids has not been a large focus recently. All California native orchids are terrestrial and many are associated with forest and woodland plant com- munities. However, a number are associated with the Mediterranean Climate plant community known as Chaparral; this includes at least three Piperia Rydb. species. Many Piperia populations and associated Chaparral plant communities have been impacted by human activity over the past several decades, howev- er, there is very little documentation regarding the size, and overall impact to the populations. 

scholarly journals An updated overview of the geographic and bathymetric distribution of Savalia savaglia

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi. GIUSTI ◽  
C. CERRANO ◽  
M. ANGIOLILLO ◽  
L. TUNESI ◽  
S. CANESE
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Protection Measure ◽  
The Past ◽  
Scuba Divers ◽  
Occurrence Data ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Recent Occurrence ◽  
Barcelona Convention

The distribution of gold coral Savalia savaglia is modified on the basis of bibliographic information and recent occurrence data, collected using a ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and SCUBA divers. The species is long-lived, rare and has been exploited in the past by divers for collection purposes. S. savaglia is listed in Annex II of the SPA/BD Protocol of the Barcelona Convention and has a wider distribution than previously thought, including both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Our results highlighted that specimens mainly live at a depth range of 15-90 m, but may reach as deep as 900 m in the Mediterranean Sea. This species can form monospecific facies of hundreds of colonies, as observed in Montenegro (Adriatic Sea), between 10 and 20 m, and in the Canary Islands, at a depth range of 27-70 m. Recent data highlighted numerous cases of specimens that were endangered by lost fishing gear, which exposed this species to further threats. Considering its longevity and structural role, it is urgent to develop an effective protection measure for S. savaglia, thereby increasing research efforts and implementing protection areas for this species.

An Aerobic Walking Program to Promote Physical Fitness in Older Blind Adults

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Mark Weitzman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fitness Program ◽  
Fast Walking ◽  
The Past ◽  
Walking Program ◽  
Group Fitness

Both direct and indirect evidence gathered over the past 40 years strongly suggest that personal exercise can play a critical role in one's emotional and physical well-being. This article describes a unique group fitness program that combines Fast walking with safe calisthenics. The program is especially suitable for older blind adults who get very little healthful exercise and experience considerable depression.

Paper 8: The Effects of the 1963 Weights and Measures Act on the Design of Packaging Machinery

1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (5) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
N. E. Sillett
Keyword(s):  
Food Products ◽  
Volume Filling ◽  
Weights And Measures ◽  
The Past ◽  
Machine Manufacturer ◽  
Specific Part

Schedule 4 of the Weights and Measures Act 1963 sets out definite requirements that must be met by producers of pre-packed food products. In the past, miscellaneous products, other than foods, have been retailed in packs or containers which were not required to carry an indication of amount of product by weight or volume. The Act now makes this necessary. Schedule 4, Parts 1–12, of the Act cover the regulations applied to food products. Since it is not possible within the scope of this paper to deal with each specific part of Schedule 4, it is intended to discuss generally the sections covered by the following packaging methods: (a) liquid filling; (b) dry goods filling. The parts of Schedule 4 covered under ( a) will be (5) Milk and (6) Intoxicating liquor. Parts 8, 9, and 10 will be covered under ( b). The four basic methods of liquid filling, namely vacuum, measured dosing, gravity, and pressure, will be described. Under the heading of ‘dry goods filling’, counting, volume filling, and weighing will be discussed. The author will explain how packer and machine manufacturer have been able to comply with the regulations without extensive redesign of existing equipment, either in use or on the market. Various methods by which increased speeds may be obtained whilst the requirements of the Act are still met, will be described.

Barrows in action. Late Neolithic and Middle Bronze Age Barrow Landscapes in the Upper Dniester Basin, Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-115
Author(s):  
P. Makarowicz ◽  
J. Niebieszczański ◽  
M. Cwaliński ◽  
J. Romaniszyn ◽  
V. Rud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Linear Pattern ◽  
The Past ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
Middle Bronze Age ◽  
Direction Of Movement ◽  
Cultural Code

Abstract The aim of this article is to view the spatial distribution of Upper Dniester Basin’s (Western Ukraine) barrows and to interpret their location principles. These monuments were often situated on the flattened summits of watershed ridges or hills. It appeared also that some of them were located on upper parts of gentle slopes of not more than 8° of inclination. Mounds appear within linear and group-linear arrangements and were rarely observed as clusters, while more specific adjustments to their location were dependant on local terrain morphology. Barrow alignments run along the elevated ridges, while clustered groups were situated in places where erosive indentations or denudation cavities prevented barrows from stretching in a linear pattern. It can be noted that during the spatial development of barrow alignments, more attention was paid to the intervisibility between the mounds, than to their visibility from other places in the landscape. The potential of observing at least one of the following groups of tumuli from every embankment indicates the direction of movement within the framework of the barrow landscape, perhaps augmented in the past by the presence of paths or “roads”. Examples of analogous or similar, in a certain sense even universal, practices in shaping barrow landscapes were documented also from various parts of Eurasia. Therefore, it is argued these traits were shared by all “barrow societies” and their origins can be traced to the steppe zone. Specific and repeatable patterns of barrow arrangements are a manifestation of certain knowledge and skills, transmitted over generations and immortalized in the landscape that symbolized the incorporation of territory by “barrow societies”. Characteristic mound alignments became a cultural code or institution, as it were – an instrument of familiarising previously unknown landscapes, facilitating movement and simultaneously expressing continuity of kin-lineages.

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